Terrain Showcase: Ultron City, Part 4

In the final installment of this series about the terrain board that I built for the Marvel: Crisis Protocol miniatures game, I'll show you how I built the large Ultron head and the apartment building with the mechanical tentacles growing through it. 

Terrain Showcase: Ultron City, Part 3

In part three of this "Ultron City" series, I talk about the construction site and the backdrop buildings that I made for the Marvel: Crisis Protocol miniatures game.

 

Terrain Showcase: Ultron City, Part 2

Atomic Mass Games had commissioned me to build a terrain board representing a city that had been overrun by Ultron, the Metal Tyrant. In this post, I'll discuss the wrecked vehicles, smaller buildings, and accessories that I built for the board.

 

Terrain Showcase: Ultron City, Part 1

In 2022, Atomic Mass Games commissioned me to build a terrain board representing a city that had been completely overrun by Ultron, the Metal Tyrant and his mechanical drones. Here's a look at how the board came together:

Making a Trophy Banner

Before our game, Jay and I made a deal that the loser would make a banner go give out as a trophy for winning the game. I lost, so here's a look at how I made my trophy banner.

Battle in the Badlands

In this battle report, my Vampire Counts square off against my friend Jay's Orcs & Goblins:

Video Tour of My Vampire Counts Army

To accompany the Legion of the Infernal Skull's lore post, I've created a video tour of the entire army.

 

The Big Bat Strategy

Adding a few more bats to the Winged Coven, and gearing up Lucinda and Mordrak for battle in the Old World...

The Legion of the Infernal Skull: Death Eternal

As long as I've been playing Warhammer, I've been creating backstories for my characters and updating the lore as significant events happen in games I've played or in the evolution of the rules.

It has been eight years since my previous army showcase: A Legacy of Death. During that time, I have added several new units and characters, and the Legion's story has progressed through the Age of Sigmar. Now, we have come full circle back to The Old World. The benefit of Vampire Counts is that the undead characters can essentially live forever, so the necromancer Nieman Kimmel and the von Koss vampires would have been around during the year 2276. In fact, as you will read below, my vampires had their origins during Walach's reign at Blood Keep in 1887!

This post is a collection of all the lore I've presented in the past, with updates to incorporate new units and characters, and carry their narrative beyond the End Times into the Age of Sigmar. 

 

My First Tomb Kings Regiment is Finished!

It's been a long road, but I finally put the finishing touches on my 30-man skeleton regiment:

 

Rebasing Blitz!

With my Hexwraiths rebased for the Old World, it's time to tackle the rest of my Age of Sigmar models that can slot into my Vampire Counts army...

Making Old World Movement Trays

In this post, I'll show you how I made some spacer trays for my cavalry.

 

Rebasing the Hexwraiths

Time to put my Hexwraiths back on square bases so they can join the ranks of the Legion of the Infernal Skull!

Painting Tutorial: Tomb Kings Skeletons

In this tutorial, I share my process for batch-painting skeletons:

Gearing up for Armies on Parade

This week I finished up my Armies on Parade entry:

To Rebase or Not to Rebase?

This week I worked on some stuff and played some games!

Skeleton Command and Armies on Parade

Well, it turns out that the shop is holding its Armies on Parade event on September 28, not in mid-to-late October as I had thought. So, I've got some choices to make...

 

Tomb Kings Progress Report

A quick update on how my first 1000 point Tomb Kings force is coming along...

 

New From Skull Forge Scenics: Small Ruined Obelisks

I've created a new pack of resin scenery pieces that perfect for Undead Egyptian basing embellishments...

 

Warhammer is Back, Baby!

I have finally finished reading the rulebook, and had my first game of Warhammer: The Old World!

Upgrading the Skeleton Horse Archers

In this post, I'll show you how I finished converting my Tomb Kings Skeleton Horse Archers.

Upgrading the Skeletal Steeds

In this post, I give my skeleton steeds a bit of an upgrade...

Terrain Showcase: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower

Here's a gallery of images, showcasing the Warp-Skryre Tower, in all its glory:

Onika Kriege

The Necromantic Witch joins the Barrow Watch:

Skeleton Archer Command

Switching gears back to my Tomb Kings for a minute– I've finished assembling and priming the archer units for my Tomb Kings army, including come converted command models:

Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower Painting Journal, Part 4

As part of a friendly scenery challenge with my friend Ron Kruzie, I had given myself about two weeks to complete all the painting and assembly on the Warp-Skryre Tower. The idea was to put a deadline on our projects as a motivation to get them finished. After grinding away at this monstrosity of stone, wood, and metal, it's come down to the last few days...

 

 

Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower Painting Journal, Part 3

I've been making a big dent in this scenery project. Here's how things have been shaping up...

Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower Painting Journal, Part 2

After falling behind in my painting challenge, I attempt to get things back on track...

 

Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower Painting Journal, Part 1

My friend Ron Kruzie (@i_ron_painter on Instagram– Check out his gorgeous work!) and I entered into a friendly challenge to complete our scenery projects. He's working on a batch of post-apocalyptic terrain that he wants to get finished in two weeks, and I decided to see if I can finish painting my Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower in the same amount of time.

 

Tomb Prince Selketta

Selketta and his "pet" are finished:

 

Bases and Banners

I've got a bunch of stuff to talk about this week– New resin bases for my Skull Forge Scenics range, a new base for the tomb scorpion, and standard bearers for my skeleton archers...

Arming the Troops with New Scorpion Blades

I was inspired to create some unique scorpion-themed swords for my Skull Forge Scenics range of resin products, and equipped my skeleton archers with them:

Flotsam and Jetsam

I have a few other models to show off from the Lord of the Rings range–

"A New Power is Rising!"

The Lord of the Rings films depicted the most epic fantasy battles that have ever (and will ever) appear on screen. I wanted to capture a fraction of that with my Uruk-hai army– The White Hand of Saruman.

The Fellowship of the Ring

In the 12 years that I've been publishing this blog, I have never posted any photos of my Lord of the Rings models. So I figured I'd spend a few posts showcasing my collection. First up– The Fellowship of the Ring.

Converting Tomb King Skeletons

In this post, I'll show you how I converted some more thematic Khemri armored skeletons:

Converting Tomb Prince Selketta (Old World Edition)

Selketta the Sand Scorpion returns to his homeland, garbed in the appropriate raiment:

Painting Desert Bases

Omentet the Librarian and the Necrolith Colossus get shiny new bases!

Put Some Clothes On!

Converting skeleton archers with robes and cowls:

Modeling Tutorial: Making Larger Bases

A quick tutorial showing you how to make larger bases:

 

It Begins!

The bone dragon and bases that I ordered have arrived, so I can finally start working on my Tomb Kings army! Here's what I've got planned...

Modeling Tutorial: Zombie Coffin Lids

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make coffin lids and grave markers for your zombies:

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Final Assembly

This is my final form!

 

Paintin' Zombies!

Here's a look at the first ten zombies of my (slowly) growing horde, and how I painted them:

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 15

In this installment, I tackle the final bit of construction: The tower's base.

Now, Where Was I...?

I’ve been occupied with finishing up a large scenery commission for the past few months, so I haven’t had much time to work on any personal projects (or even update my blog). But I'm back now! 

 

"I suppose I can hit the snooze button and let you sleep a bit longer..."

 

Planning for the Old World

The launch day for Warhammer: The Old World has come and gone, and both of my local shops still have not received any product, so all I can do is plan and scheme...

 

"At long last, your slumber is over!"